Iraqi Cleric Sadr Renounces Control Of Shrine Stronghold Rebel cleric Moqtada Sadr on Friday renounced control of his shrine stronghold to Iraq #39;s top Shiite cleric following a deal with Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani to end three weeks of fighting in Najaf. 
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